Terrestrial shrub or climber (?) to unknown height. Stem triangular, c. 1 cm diam. with prominent axillary buds. Leaves coriaceous, petiolate, those of the climbing stems lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 18-25 by 6.5-9 cm, apex obtuse, base gradually or abruptly tapering; petiole winged, c. 6 cm long, wings 5 mm broad, clasping stem by about 1/2 its circumference, decurrent as two ridges to 1/2 way down the internode. Longitudinal nerves obscure, 3 or more on each side of the midrib, in the outer 1/3 or 1/4 of the leaf blade. Pennate nerves inconspicuous. Lower pitchers unknown. Upper pitchers abruptly originating from the tendril, infundibuliform in the lower part, cylindrical above, c. 20 by 5 cm, with two prominent ribs over the whole length, mouth suborbicular, oblique to vertical, facing forward, acuminate and nearly horizontal towards lid; peristome curved, 3-5 mm wide, ribs 0.3-0.7 mm apart, outer and inner edges entire; lid suborbicular, c. 5 by 5 cm, apex rounded, slightly cordate at the base, with 2 appendages on the under side, basal appendage laterally flattened, slightly recurved or triangular, c. 1 by 1 cm, glandular, inserted along a midline ridge 1-2 mm high that extends to the poorly defined, inconspicuous, non-glandular apical appendage, nectar glands orbicular, bordered, 0.4-0.7 mm diam., densely scattered, larger (2(-3) mm long) and longitudinally elliptic along the midline; spur entire, 8-10 mm long. Male inflorescences unknown. Infructescence c. 32 cm long; peduncle 18 cm long; partial peduncles 2-fruited (rarely 1-or 3-fruited); pedicels c. 8 mm long; tepals oblong, 3 by 1 mm. Fruit c. 15 mm long. Seeds unknown. Indumentum of orange-brown dense long, simple or slightly branched hairs to 1.5 mm long and of short spreading stellate hairs, densest on young parts, lower leaf blade, above and below midrib, pitcher and infructescence, including fruit. Colour of lid deep purple, remainder of pitcher probably reddish.
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